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Vostro 3500 touch screen suddenly zooms in Windows 7

Symptom

Within the operating system, the onscreen keyboard may appear randomly, or the on screen magnifier or stylus arrow may appear as well. This can occur if Windows 7 sees the LCD as a touch screen.

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Resolution

Uninstall Tablet PC from Windows Features by going to Programs and Features

Click Turn Windows features on or off

Uncheck Tablet PC Optional Components

Restart the system.

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